Description
Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token. Attackers can send the fixed Bearer token to the gateway gRPC proxy port to manage namespaces, eventbuses, users, tokens, and role bindings, and read or publish events.
Published: 2026-10-18
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 contains a default credentials vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain cluster-admin access by using the hardcoded admin token. Attackers can send the fixed Bearer token to the gateway gRPC proxy port to manage namespaces, eventbuses, users, tokens, and role bindings, and read or publish events.
Title Vanus 0.8.0 through 0.9.0 Default Admin Credentials via Gateway
Weaknesses CWE-1392
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T11:38:24.388Z

Reserved: 2026-10-18T01:22:26.287Z

Link: CVE-2026-111998

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T12:17:11.730

Modified: 2026-10-18T12:17:11.730

Link: CVE-2026-111998

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Updated: 2026-10-18T12:30:14Z

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